{"id":165663,"date":"2026-05-03T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/agreement-between-intesa-sanpaolo-and-vertis-to-support-start-ups-in-southern-italy\/165663\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:55:54","slug":"agreement-between-intesa-sanpaolo-and-vertis-to-support-start-ups-in-southern-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/agreement-between-intesa-sanpaolo-and-vertis-to-support-start-ups-in-southern-italy\/165663\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement between Intesa Sanpaolo and Vertis to support start-ups in Southern Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Intesa Sanpaolo and Vertis, an asset management company based in southern Italy specialising in private equity and venture capital funds, have announced that they have entered into a partnership to support the growth and consolidation of innovative businesses in southern Italy by strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Intesa Sanpaolo\u2019s Banca dei Territori division and the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, the Group\u2019s dedicated innovation arm, are committed to providing Vertis and the selected start-ups with specialist consultancy, access to a network of national and international partners \u2013 comprising universities, research centres, accelerators and client companies \u2013 and the organisation of events and meetings aimed at promoting the innovation ecosystem in Southern Italy. <\/p>\n\n<p>Banca dei Territori, which in 2025 provided \u20ac70 million to innovative start-ups and SMEs in Southern Italy, is stepping up its support for start-ups in the region through an integrated offering that includes: financing solutions for business management and growth; non-financial solutions, in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, such as development and acceleration programmes through, amongst others, the Up2stars programme, the Terra Next ecosystem initiative on the bioeconomy, the activities of the ESG Labs in Naples and Bari-Taranto and the innovation hubs in Naples and Bari, and the services of key partners operating in the region. <\/p>\n\n<p>In addition to fostering growth opportunities and investment for start-ups, the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre will, as part of this partnership, promote and organise open innovation events and initiatives, facilitating networking between businesses, investors and other stakeholders, and helping to strengthen the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem in the South. <\/p>\n\n<p>Neva, the venture capital arm of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, has decided to invest in the Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud (VV6) fund \u2013 a strategic vehicle established by Vertis to support the growth of innovative start-ups and SMEs in Southern Italy \u2013 through its Innovation Ecosystem Development Fund (SEI Fund), which is fully subscribed by its parent company, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>VV6 supports the growth of the best innovative companies at any stage of development, from the seed phase to the scale-up phase, which introduce product and process innovations through digital technologies and have their registered office or operational headquarters in at least one of the eight regions of Southern Italy, namely: Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia.<\/strong> The fund invests between \u20ac500,000 and \u20ac5 million per transaction in sectors that are strategic for the digital transition: artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, microelectronics, digital healthcare, agritech, fintech, proptech and spacetech. The aim is to create technology leaders in Southern Italy and generate value for the region, by attracting capital and expertise, fostering participation in strategic networks and boosting skilled employment. Just over a year after commencing operations, VV6 has already raised over \u20ac49.5 million and made seven investments, with a further six expected by the end of the year.   <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIntesa Sanpaolo is committed to fostering the growth of the innovative ecosystem in southern Italy, which is rich in young talent and excellent training and research centres,\u201d said Viviana Bacigalupo, General Manager of the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, in a statement &#8211; The agreement signed with Vertis, together with Intesa Sanpaolo\u2019s Banca dei Territori division \u2013 which, thanks to its extensive presence, ensures close ties with businesses in Southern Italy \u2013 will foster the development of the most promising local start-ups selected by the Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud fund, with the aim of supporting their growth by maximising positive impacts in the regions where they are based, and providing a range of consultancy services and international connections.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThanks to our collaboration with the Banca dei Territori division and the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, and to Neva\u2019s investment,\u201d says Amedeo Giurazza, founder and CEO of Vertis, \u201cwe are further strengthening our position as a leading venture capital firm in Southern Italy, in line with our mission to transform local innovative potential into scalable businesses that are competitive at both national and international levels. 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Co-fondatore di Designtech, l\u2019hub di innovazione che avvicina il mondo del design con quello della tecnologia. Advisor di Austrian Business Agency, Emil Banca, Fondazione Symbola, Fondazione Quadrans. Partecipa regolarmente a incontri, convegni, conferenze dedicate all\u2019ecosistema dell\u2019innovazione. E\u2019 stato co-organizzatore degli Italian Innovation Day and Series che si sono svolti dal dal 2016 al 2020 nelle citt\u00e0 di Tokyo in Giappone, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra in Australia e Singapore e co-organizzatore dell\u2019Italy India Innovation Day di AIICP 2021 e 2022. Ha curato il volume \u2018L\u2019innovazione che non ti aspetti. Contesti e visioni per l\u2019impresa\u2019 , l\u2019edizione italiana di \u2018La startup digitale, guida pratica step by step\u2019 e ha scritto la prefazione all\u2019edizione italiana de \u2018La quarta era\u2019 di Byron Reese, ed \u00e8 co-autore di \u2018Cosa e Dove: strategie digitali di ricerca del lavoro\u2019, tutti editi da FrancoAngeli. In passato \u00e8 stato curatore di StartupDigest Italy, coordinatore scientifico del Forum per la Ricerca della Provincia Autonoma di Trento, board member di TechChill Milano advisor di di ScaleIT , ha collaborato con Il Sole 24 Ore \u00e8 stato direttore di Innov\u2019azione, bimestrale edito da Apsti, ha collaborato con Corriere Innovazione ed \u00e8 stato presidente del comitato di selezione del Premio Marzotto e advisor di Cetif-Universit\u00e0 Cattolica Milano.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.abirascid.com\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emilabirascid","https:\/\/x.com\/emilabirascid"],"url":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/author\/emil-abirascid\/"}]}},"author_name":"Emil Abirascid","categories_names":["Vc Voice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165664,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165663\/revisions\/165664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165663"},{"taxonomy":"companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/companies?post=165663"},{"taxonomy":"journalist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journalist?post=165663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}